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Arne Tovik
Arne Olsen Tovik (1956 – 9 June 2009) was a Norwegian journalist. He was active in the Workers' Youth League (Norway), Workers' Youth League in his younger days. He worked for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party from 1984, and was a campaign secretary for the 1987 Norwegian local elections, Norwegian elections of 1987. In 1987 he was hired as a journalist in ''Telemarksavisa, Telemark Arbeiderblad'' (from 1994 ''Telemarksavisa''). He was promoted to editor-in-chief in 1990. Among others, he oversaw its transition to the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid format. From 1993 he worked for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and in 2004 he was hired as political editor for the ''Telemarksavisa'' competitor ''Varden (newspaper), Varden''. He has also worked in ''Porsgrunns Dagblad''. He died in June 2009. The editors-in-chief of both ''Telemarksavisa'' and ''Varden'' described Tovik as one of the most prominent press people in Telemark. References 1956 births 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers' Youth League (Norway)
The Workers' Youth League ( nb, Arbeidernes ungdomsfylking, nn, Arbeidarane si ungdomsfylking, or AUF) is Norway's largest political youth organization and is affiliated with the Norwegian Labour Party. History In 1903, the ''Norwegian Social-Democratic Youth League'' was formed, which the organization and historians consider to be the foundation of the organization. As an organizational entity, ''AUF'' took its current form in April 1927 following the merger of Left Communist Youth League and Socialist Youth League of Norway corresponding with the merger of its parent parties after the conclusion of disputes over the "Twenty-one Conditions". Its ideology is social democracy and democratic socialism. In 1958, the local chapter of Berge Furre and Kåre Sollund, ''Sosialistisk Studentlag'', was closed down. A conflict arose after the United States had been offering its NATO allies American nuclear weapons as a defence against the Eastern Bloc. Sosialistisk Studenlag opposed thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
